We used some movie vouchers Simon got from a publisher the other night, while Marg babysat Harrison. There wasn't much of a choice at our closest Hoyts, so with some trepidation we decided to see Juno. The shorts had looked good, and it got great reviews, but somehow we didn't see how a movie about a sassy pregnant teenager could not end up being cringeworthy and predictable.
Juno turned out to be one of the best movies I've seen in quite a while. Loved the soundtrack, the script, the location, the cinematography... It managed to treat a wide range of diverse characters warmly. The highly strung Type-A personality would-be adoptive mum wasn't ridiculed in the script for her need to have a perfect life, the not-ready-for-fatherhood would-be adoptive dad got a sympathy vote despite some of his actions, the parents of the pregnant teen got much better than superficial treatment, the pregnant teen wasn't just a fast talking too cool for school chick....
Highly recommended.
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